May the light in this food

Lighten our darkness,

That in our darkness

We may know the light of this world.

Anonymous

In silence we wait.

With gratitude we receive.

May the thoughts we share

And the food we eat

Inspire and give strength

For the tasks we must fulfill.

Anonymous

Substance of earth,

Essence of light,

Grace of heaven,

In us unite.

Francis Edmunds

Heavens above,

Earth below,

Ensuring man and plant can grow.

Earth below,

Heaven above,

Giving food and light and love.

Anonymous

Earth who gave to us this food;

Sun who made it ripe and good;

Dear Earth, dear Sun,

By you we live,

To you our loving thanks we give.

Christian Morgenstern

The sun gives light to the plants

For the sun does love the plants.

So one man gives soul light to others

When he loves them.

Rudolf Steiner

The light has formed our food for earth

And speech has formed the souls of men.

Eternal Light, eternal Word,

Within our hearts be seen, be heard.

Adam Bittleston

We thank the water, earth and air

And all the helping powers they bear.

We thank the people - loving, good,

Who grow and cook our daily food.

And now at last we thank the sun,

The light and life for everyone.

Anonymous

All that grows in the far land,

Bread and corn comes from God's hand.

All that as thanks we would give,

Is a warm heart and a life full of deeds.

Rudolf Steiner

Farmers sow the field,

Cooks prepare the yield.

But we who wait

For more than taste

Will always feel

Blessed to be

At Nature's meal.

Anonymous

We return thanks to the corn, and to her sisters,

The beans and squashes, which give us life.  

We return thanks to the bushes and trees,

Which provide us with fruit.

We return thanks to the Great Spirit,

In who is embodied all goodness,

And who directs all things for the good of his children.

Anonymous

From the Sun’s bright shining,

From the rhythms of Stars,

From the heart of the Earth,

From the flow of the Rain,

From the breathing of Air,

God weaves and creates

Food and drink for mankind to share.

Auriol de Smidt

In root and leaf,

In flower and seed,

Upon Christ’s body

Do I feed.

Christ be in head,

In heart, in limb;

In thought, word, deed,

Not I, but Him.

Isabel Wyatt